AndyAndyDursin wrote: ↑Tue Apr 27, 2021 5:36 pm I noticed that on the credits too -- it's as if they want to plaster Bernstein and Sondheim's names on there so much that it adds "cred" to the project.
As to why -- I think it might be contractual. It's like there's a credit for the original stage play and then they get another credit for THIS film. So Bernstein and Sondheim wrote the original music for the show, and then THIS film uses all of their music -- I guess.
This goes back to I think the 1950's (that I personally know of) or maybe a bit earlier than even that, it is on the original Lugosi Universal Dracula!
When a film version was / is made of a stage production, the credit to the original source has to be given & then if needed a new credit to represent the version that is new. Strange & I am certainly no Contract or Legal person, but I do know from designing & dealing with the marketing it was always the case. There is also normally a guide passed over to marketing as to the credit size in relation to the size of the title & key personnel. Older campaign (UK) or Press (USA) books sent out to promote films always had a "contractual %" guide / block, so if anyone was "doing their own" they would know what size was acceptable to Title etc.
I certainly have no idea why it went on or still does, but I guess, some place there is a bit of legal paper & to be safe everyone still does it?
Never like the original & no intention of seeing this, but maybe it will bring a few good songs to a new audience, honestly I doubt it, but I tend not to wish ill on people, so if it does well, more films will be made, so that can only be good. Also if it does well it may keep a few cinemas open longer & that will please Monterey Jack.
regards
andy b